Synonyms for double jeopardy
dou·ble jeop·ardy

Princeton's WordNet

1. double jeopardynoun

   the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution

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1. • Law
   • Prosecution

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1. Duncan Levin:

   The bad news for Manafort is for at least a certain portion of this case there is no double jeopardy defense at all.

2. Dan Radcliffe:

   You would see him get slightly, not annoyed but like, when someone didnt clear a board or theres still a few questions left or when no one really would up with much money because no one had done really well, he would just say, Okay well well come back for Double Jeopardy after the break and Im sure well all do better then. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP You could tell he loved seeing people who are really smart do well and that is the essential joy of a quiz show.

3. Todd Blanche:

   As we have said from the time the district attorney announced charges against Mr. Manafort, this is a case that should never have been brought because the dismissed indictment is a clear violation of New York law, as the trial court held, and the Appellate Division affirmed, the people's arguments' all far short' of triggering an exception to double jeopardy that would justify this prosecution.

4. Scott Pilkington and Paul Dean:

   Shipowners are left facing double jeopardy and competing demands for payment for the same supplies of bunkers from both insolvent OW Bunker and from physical suppliers, owners and operators who have not settled OW Bunker's claims will now face renewed action by ING Bank.

5. Lisa Cooper:

   It's like double jeopardy right now.